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A Youth Tennis Instructor already in trouble with the law is among 16 people arrested for their roles in a crime enterprise that defrauded more than a dozen financial institutions, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.

More serious charges against a youth instructor who was arrested last year.

Paul Caneiro is charged with killing four relatives in a crime the Monmouth County Prosecutor said would be worthy of a capital case.

Monmouth County Christopher Gramiccioni said legal motions and preparartion of expert witnesses "stop the speedy trial clock" and delay a case from getting to trial.

A memorial gathering for all four is scheduled for noon, followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. at the Holmdel Funeral Home.

Both sides agreed to combine charges against Paul Caneiro for murder and arson in Colts Neck and his Ocean Township home into one detention hearing on Friday.

A man accused of slaying his own brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew days before Thanksgiving is maintaining his innocence.

A couple and their two children were shot and killed and their home set ablaze by a relative motivated by financial greed, prosecutors said Thursday.

Paul Caneiro was also charged with possession of a firearm and a weapon for unlawful purposes.

Paul Caneiro is charged with setting fire to his own home on the same day his brother was shot to death and his Colts Neck home was burned.

A vigil was held to remember the Caneiro family, as questions remain about how they died and the fire that destroyed their home.

A couple, their 8-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son were brutally killed before their house erupted in flames Tuesday afternoon